[SECC] SS Tips

[Bill Coleman]

On 11/1/01 3:02 PM, K4SB at k4sb@mindspring.com wrote:

>As for the multipliers, was looking at my 99 and 00 logs, and noticed
>ONT was #76 in the 99 log and SC #76 in the 2000 log. With some
>multipliers, you must, in my opinion, make a special effort to get
>them the first time you hear them, even if rate 
>suffers.

Here's where we disagree. SS is unique, in that as the contest 
progresses, it becomes harder and harder to make new contacts. Therefore, 
early in the contest it is important to focus on rate, since you won't be 
able to recapture that rate later in the contest.

Hence my tip -- don't worry about multiplers until the last half of the 
contest. 

>And I have yet to see an answer to my post asking if any of our SC
>guys will be on.
>Some sections scare me to death, such as LA, KS, SC, and OK, but SC is
>the worst.

Back in 1993, I did some log analysis for the SSB portion, and determined 
that from my experience, the hardest sections were: NWT, VI, PR, DE and 
WV. VI and PR may have been really hard to come by in 1989 and 1990, 
since they were still rebuilding from Hugo. I don't know if I'd have the 
list the same today. NWT is still on top.

SC is tough, because you are likely only going to work SC from GA on 80m 
-- so usually your SC multipler comes very late. I don't remember have 
any trouble working LA, KS or OK. Usually there are one or two stations 
with really strong signals from these sections.

VI and PR are usually easy to catch on 15m on Sunday. Oh, and watch for 
HI and AK on 20m late after everyone has gone to 40m. 

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901



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